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(B) When an electric dipole is placed in a non-uniform electric field,the electric field strength varies at different points along the dipole. Since t

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both a torque and net force.

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(B) When an electric dipole is placed in a non-uniform electric field,the electric field strength varies at different points along the dipole. Since the field is non-uniform,the force on the two charges $+q$ and $-q$ will not be equal and opposite,resulting in a non-zero net force $(F_{net} 
eq 0)$. Additionally,because the angle between the dipole moment $\vec{p}$ and the electric field $\vec{E}$ is not $0^{\circ}$ or $180^{\circ}$,the forces acting on the charges create a couple,which exerts a torque $(	au = \vec{p} 	imes \vec{E} 
eq 0)$ on the dipole. Therefore,the dipole experiences both a torque and a net force.

An electric dipole is placed in a non-uniform electric field such that the angle between $\vec{p}$ and $\vec{E}$ is not $0^{\circ}$ or $180^{\circ}$. It experiences . . . . . . .

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